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After weighing all your delivery options, you might have finally perfected a system for sending your eBay orders to your buyers securely and quickly. However, if you’re selling bigger items, such as furniture or musical instruments, then you have to come up with a whole new system. Sure, you could look through endless listings, price comparison sites or ask your friends if they would be willing to help out, but chances are these options are either expensive, or not long-term solutions. Here a few courier services that you should consider for your larger delivery services.

 

AnyVan

Anyvan.com are trusted partners of Zoopla, GumTree, and they can also be hired for eBay deliveries. AnyVan is a website that allows people to request delivery jobs – such as run a sofa from one part of the country to another – for which drivers can bid. Say, for example, that you sold your old sofa to someone 50 miles away; a delivery firm would bid to take your sofa for around £100, and you can choose to have your sofa delivered by them, or a cheaper driver. Anyvan also have a team of eBay couriers operating across the UK at all times, so you’re always likely to find a willing driver to do your delivery.

 

Shiply

When you’re trying to decide between several different courier services, you sometime have to rely on the customer reviews to give you a clear idea of what to expect. Working from several different countries around the world, Shiply has excellent testimonies from satisfied customers that have used their services to ship their cars to other countries, help them move house, and deliver large items to satisfied eBay customers. Whether you’re shipping an old motorbike, grand piano, or large sofa, you’re guaranteed to find a driver that will be happy to deliver your wares for the right price.

 

Parcel Monkey

Of course, sometimes you just have a particularly heavy parcel to deliver, not furniture or a vehicle. In which case, you might just be better off with a large parcel courier service like Parcel Monkey. Parcel Monkey includes tracking services, same day delivery, and can deliver to several international destinations, including the USA, the UAE, and most of Europe. Most people who have used Parcel Monkey have given it favourable reviews, saying it’s easy to use, the service was brilliant, and the price was better than Royal Mail.

Have customers collect themselves

If you’re selling on eBay or Gumtree, you always have the option of requesting that the customer collects the item themselves. This has the benefit of saving you money on delivery services, and reduces the stress of wondering if your item will be delivered on time. However, you will significantly reduce the amount of people interested in buying your item. Honestly, who has a car big enough to transport a piano? Even if they did, would they be willing to travel from Blackpool to pick it up in Brighton? You might as well just sell it to a friend.

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